“That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this subcontinent. We are in the midst of unparalleled difficulties and untold sufferings; we have been through dark days of apprehension and anguish; but I can say with confidence that with courage and self-reliance and by the Grace of God we shall emerge triumphant.” Has BeensI CanSelfSufferingNationsDarkGraceSacrificeHappeningsDifficultyTragicMidstAnguishSelf RelianceRelianceGrace Of GodApprehensionTriumphantDark DaysQuaidQuaid Azam Author:Muhammad Ali Jinnah
“It is important to note that multiculturalism does not share the postmodernist stance. Its passions are political; its assumptionsempirical; its conception of identities visceral. For it, there is no doubting that history is something that happened and that those happenings have left their mark within our collective consciousness. History for multiculturalists is not a succession of dissolving texts, but a tense tangle of past actions that have reshaped the landscape, distributed the nation's wealth, established boundaries, engendered prejudices, and unleashed energies.” DoeImportantActionPastPoliticalPassionPoliticsEnergyLeftNationsWealthConsciousnessHistoryDoubtHappenedShareIdentityDiversityHappeningsPrejudiceMarkNotesBoundariesLandscapeCollectivesConceptionMulticulturalismTenseSuccessionStanceVisceralCultural DiversityUnleashedDissolvingCollective Consciousness Author:Joyce Appleby
“Most asylum seekers do get permanent visas, so the earlier they receive the appropriate help, the faster they will become part of the community. They'll get jobs and start paying taxes too. They will see Australia as a nation with a sense of care and concern. That's so important for a cohesive society. It helps build a sense of belonging. And in terms of common decency, it's what should be happening... For God's sake, this is Australia, people should be treated with decency and humanity.” PeopleShouldImportantHelpingCareJobsHumanityNationsTermCommunityCommonTaxesHappeningsConcernSakeTreatedFasterPermanentAppropriateAustraliaBelongingDecencySeekersAsylumsVisaPaying TaxesAsylum SeekersCommon DecencyCare And Concern Author:Malcolm Fraser
“A profound transformation is happening here. The framers of our nation never envisioned these huge media giants; never imagined what could happen if big government, big publishing and big broadcasters ever saw eye-to-eye in putting the public's need for news second to their own interests. I approach the end of my own long run believing more strongly than ever that the quality of journalism and the quality of democracy are inextricably joined ... .” IfsNeedsBelieveLongEndsBigsGovernmentHappensEyeRunningNationsInterestMy OwnQualityDemocracySawsMediaHugeApproachNewsHappeningsTransformationProfoundJournalismGiantsPublishingLong RunsBig GovernmentBroadcastersFramers Author:Bill Moyers
“One nation banking recognises that banks must not be isolated from the rest of the economy. Because banks and small businesses must succeed or fail together, banks must lend to small businesses so we can get the growth and jobs we need for the future. As things stand, that is not happening enough. Lending was down £10.8billion last year.” NeedsYearsEnoughTogetherJobsLastsNationsGrowthEconomyFailingSucceedHappeningsIsolatedLast YearBankingSmall BusinessRecogniseLending Author:Ed Miliband
“Let's say somebody were [in the White House] and they wanted to destroy this nation. I would create division among the people, encourage a culture of ridicule for basic morality and the principles that made and sustained the country, undermine the financial stability of the nation, and weaken and destroy the military. It appears coincidentally that those are the very things that are happening right now.” PeopleMadeCountryWantedCultureHouseNationsWhitePrinciplesMilitaryMoralityRight NowHappeningsFinancialDivisionWhite HouseStabilityRidiculeFinancial Stability Author:Benjamin Carson
“Well, God doesn't intervene in many of the situations we would like Him to because He would have to intervene in everything that we say and do that is wrong right the way through to some of the most terrible things happening in nations. What He does is He gives us signs that He is with us and that we can draw help from Him. Jesus changed water into wine. That had no function really. They had already run out of wine in the party so he was only aiding and abetting more drinking.” WayGivingWellsDoeHelpingRunningJesusNationsWaterPartySituationChangedTerribleDrawsHappeningsFunctionWineDrinkingThings HappenTerrible Things Author:Gerald Coates
“Like all of you I'm angry. I'm angry at what's happening to our nation. Citizens, it's time to take our country back. Bombastic insults wont take it back. Political rhetoric that promises a lot and delivers little, won't take it back. All of our problems can be solved. All of our wounds can be healed by a tested leader who is willing to fight for the character of our nation.” LittlesCountryCharacterProblemPoliticalFightingNationsLeaderWillingCitizensPromiseHappeningsAngryWoundsOur CountryInsultRhetoricTestedHealedBombasticPolitical Rhetoric Author:Carly Fiorina
“Like all of you I'm angry. I'm angry at what's happening to our nation. Citizens, it's time to take our country back.” CountryNationsCitizensHappeningsAngryOur Country Author:Carly Fiorina
“I think that when you look at history and when you look at these facts that shape nations and shape countries and give us present examples of how we're supposed to live, we find more and more often that we're not paying attention to what's actually happening.” ThinkingGivingLooksCountryFactsNationsAttentionExampleShapesHappeningsPay Attention Author:Immortal Technique
“If you are to be an effective nation builder, make it your business, to understand what is really happening in the economy, both nationally and globally.” IfsNationsEconomyHappeningsBuilder Author:Strive Masiyiwa
“That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this subcontinent.” Has BeensSufferingNationsSacrificeHappeningsTragicQuaidQuaid Azam Author:Muhammad Ali Jinnah
“The importance of elections, transparency, legal procedures, an independent army, and the judicial system is not regarded as highly in China. These core values are the most important evidence of the health of a society, quality of life, and security. A clear understanding of such differences will help the rest of the world understand China and all that is happening to the nation.” WorldImportantHelpingValuesNationsUnderstandingDifferencesQualityClearSecurityHappeningsEvidenceImportanceArmyIndependentElectionChinaCoreProceduresQuality Of LifeTransparencyJudicialCore ValuesJudicial System Author:Ai Weiwei
“We have enough to worry about with what's happening in our nation to worry about what's happening in California. Keep your feet grounded in your own backyard and together we're going to build communities that work.” EnoughTogetherNationsCommunityWorryFeetHappeningsCaliforniaGroundedBackyards Author:Sher Valenzuela
“Germany has become the economic heart of Europe because our leaders are weak. But Germany should never forget that France is Europe's political heart. What is happening here today foreshadows what will happen in the rest of Europe in the coming years: the great return of the nation-state, which they wanted to obliterate.” ShouldYearsHeartStatesHappensTodayWantedPoliticalNationsForgetLeaderEconomicReturnHappeningsEuropeWeakFranceGermanyNever Forget Author:Marine Le Pen
“I think America the symbol and America the notion are still very different from America the nation. What's touching and almost regenerative is that whatever is happening in the reality of America, where there is a murder rate worse than Lebanon's and where there is so much homelessness and poverty, still America will be a shorthand throughout the world for everything that is young and modern and free.” ThinkingWorldStillsDifferentRealityAmericaYoungNationsPovertyModernHappeningsMurderNotionRateSymbolsTouchingHomelessnessLebanonShorthand Author:Pico Iyer
“Maybe we ought to consider a Golden Rule in foreign policy: Don't do to other nations what we don't want happening to us. We endlessly bomb these countries and then we wonder why they get upset with us?” WantCountryNationsWonderPolicyOughtHappeningsGoldenUpsetBombsForeign PolicyGolden Rule Author:Ron Paul